Rangers’ Prust suspended for one game (with video)

The National Hockey League today announced that New York Rangers forward Brandon Prust has been suspended for one game for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov in Saturday’s Game 3 of their playoff series.

Here is a video of the incident, which occurred at 2:31 of the second period:

Pete Dougherty

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ridiculous…another unwarranted suspension….Parisi, albeit weighing a buck o five, jumping on Del Zottos back from behind and Strallman getting elbowed in the face, drawing blood and nothing??? as I said, ridiculous that the NHL is worried the Rangers will be deemed getting preferential treatment…

ds is absolutely right. The inconsistency in both the officiating and the league discipline is rediculous. Don’t forget Chris Neil’s hit on Brian Boyle and the leagues refusal to even look at that case. Anyway time for game 4. Lets Go Rangers!!!!

they won’t fight…U saw last night they all backed down…and Rupp getting a penalty for a CLEAN hit where he did not leave his feet was the refs. panicking thinking something was gonna happen…the person who jumped into the fray was that little guy who Rupp threw to the ground….2-2 back to the Garden, enuf said

When will the Devils start to play fair and clean hockey and stop using their helmets(as weapons), to try and injure those helpless Rangers.
Here’s hoping that the NYR can get the next one, and the NJD win the one after. Then about 7-8 overtimes in game seven.

@8 You are disTorting the facts, I’m rooting for the LA goalie! lol
Think they have a better chance against the weaker Rangers, than they do against the team with that other goalie. The one with three rings, that’s not a king.

Sorry folks, although the Devils organization really has stuck it to their Albany teams fans in over the last decade ( -4 Carolina years) I am rooting for the boys that have developed here in Albany. It’s all about being local and a fan of what’s in Albany, not what belongs to NYC types, New Yawkers. For many years the Devils were well supported this way it’s a shame the fans here were an after thought but I gotta say it’s been a pleasure watching the Jersey Boys develop here since 1993 so hopefully they can get that win tonight, take the lead and end the Rangers season once and for all, then beat them again next Sept. In Albany!

PS. Ranger fans don’t really believe they will beat the Kings do they lol???

@10 DsTorting facts again. Martin never stole anyone.(That would be against the law.) He had an affair, and it takes two to tango.
We all know he’s a Devil. And we all know what a devil is, so what the hell is a Ranger!?! Is that a city name for a cowboy. lol

@13 Now don’t go picking on my man Clint. Speaking of movies, did you see the one with Bill Murray in the swimming pool, being followed by an O’Henry bar, only he thought it was something else!?! Well, I saw the same thing last night only the pool was frozen and it wasn’t no candy bar!

Clint Eastwood is the man! Coach Torts however is a maniac, I remember back in 1996 or 1997 when he was coaching the Rochester Amerks. Tortorella went off on a Rochester fan after losing the playoff series against the Albany River Rats. Rochester fans were irate, Torts was irate, and players having come through Albany till this day are making Torts irate lol….If I remember correctly the fan and Torts exchange was pretty heated.

…#14…everyone (except you, it seems) knows that movie. Bill Murray was the ONLY character who knew it was an O’Henry bar… The snobs at Bushwood thought it was something else. As to the rest of your analogy, it’s pretty crappy as well….

@20 OK Let me make it easy for you to understand.
Take a box of Baby Ruth candy bars, take off the wrappers(that part is very important) and drop them all in the nearest body of water…Ranger hockey…or wet soggy candy bars same difference, NO BIG DEAL!